diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index 433231ccfb17..0330ab2e2b63 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ static int tcp_syn_retries_min = 1;
 static int tcp_syn_retries_max = MAX_TCP_SYNCNT;
 static int ip_ping_group_range_min[] = { 0, 0 };
 static int ip_ping_group_range_max[] = { GID_T_MAX, GID_T_MAX };
-static int min_sndbuf = SOCK_MIN_SNDBUF;
-static int min_rcvbuf = SOCK_MIN_RCVBUF;
 
 /* Update system visible IP port range */
 static void set_local_port_range(struct net *net, int range[2])
@@ -530,7 +528,7 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_tcp_wmem),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &min_sndbuf,
+		.extra1		= &one,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "tcp_notsent_lowat",
@@ -545,7 +543,7 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_tcp_rmem),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &min_rcvbuf,
+		.extra1		= &one,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "tcp_app_win",
@@ -758,7 +756,7 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_udp_rmem_min),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &min_rcvbuf,
+		.extra1		= &one
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "udp_wmem_min",
@@ -766,7 +764,7 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_udp_wmem_min),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= &min_sndbuf,
+		.extra1		= &one
 	},
 	{ }
 };